The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-07-27

Conn, for forgery. He was committed
to Jail. In course of time he became ac-
quainted with Bucholz and told him wild
stories of his past life and the success
which had attended his efforts in forgery
how he was often arrested, but always
got out because all American officials
were corrupt Once out with a little
money he could start into forgery and
make enough money in q short time to
last lifetime. Bucholz wanted Stark
to get him out and Stark hesitatingly
consented, arranging that he should get
out on bond and arrange outside to Sc
cure the release of Bucholz. Bucholz, in
his cagerness to make his escape sure, told
Stark that if he wanted money he could
find $5, 900 or SO, 900 planted In barn,
under the floor. Stark said that if there
was any other money he had better tell
where it was as the Warnings might find 1t
or the barn might burn down. Bucholz
hesitated for long time, but after re-
peated proofs of Stark's square dealing
said that the other money would be found
under pile of wood in corner of the
barn.
''He said he had found where the
money was hidden said that it was hui
man blood on the axe, and not chicken
blood, and that he had constructed that
ambuscade; left the axe three days be.
fore the killing. and, going ahead of
Schultey, lodged in behind the ambush,
and waiting until Schultey came up,
struck him with the axe. About this
time Stark was bailed out, and he, rep
resentative of the German consul and
myself went to the house at the dead
of night and found the money Just as
Bucholz described it to Stark. Stark
maintained a correspondence with Buch-
olz, and finally wrote him that the best
way to get out was to be regularly acquit-
ted, as lawyer whom Stark consulted
had recommended. All Schultey's mon
ey was marked, and among the money
recovered in the barn was 20 mark gold
piece with a hole through the head,
which on the last day he had been to New
York he had purchased for a watch
charm from a money changer. The case
went to trial, and Bucholz was convicted
and sentenced to be hanged. On appeal
the case was reversed on technicality
having no bearing on the detectives
story, and on second trial he was con-
victed of murder in the second degree.
The jury stood nine for murder in the
first degree, and the nine went over to
the three because it was Christmas Eve.
Bucholz got life sentence.
''Thirty years ago we put man in the
Illinois penitentiary as a convict to as
certain the cause of so many escapes and
the mismanagement, and he stayed there
six months and found out everything. A
number of keepers were discharged, and
the prison has never since been misman-
aged. Everybody knows how McParlan
learned the secrets of the Molly Ma
guires, and how we convicted ..Schwartz,
the Rock Island robber, through William
]. Gallagher, is still fresh in the public
mind"
"You believe, then, that a mans con.
science must necessarily cast off load
of crimeI"
II do. l believe that no man could
ever keep the secrets of his crime to him
self if he met the right man to inspire his
confidence. The man to inspire his con.
dence must be, in the criminals eyes, &
greater, or at least as great criminal as
himself. "-S. Louis Globe Democrat.